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SPIKE JONZE

DIRECTORS

MARK ROMANEK

​Spike Jonze (Adam Spiegel)


- Born 22nd October 1969
- Director, producer, actor
- Given the name of Spike Jonze by the owner of Bethesda Community Store in reference to Spike Jones – a well-known American musician in the 1940s and 50s
- Spike Jonze is a pseudonym, just like Richard Koufey ‘leader’ of the Torrance Community dance group for Adam Spiegel 
- Style: humorous, comical, ironic
- Strang character, very witty


 

- His skate boarding ability allowed him to film whilst skating, creating shots that many others couldn’t

- Believes in keeping people guessing – he avoids interviews, cancels press conferences and releases false information about is past, creating a certain image and avoiding to reveal how Adam Spiegel really is
- Most well-known music video collaborations with: ‘Weezer’, ‘Beastie Boys’, ‘Bjork’
- Executive producer and co-creator of MTV show ‘Jackass’

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